Migrant Worker Program Shows Instability; Farmers and Employers Demand Changes

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Livestock farms, like the one pictured here in Kansas in March 2022, are ineligible for the federal migrant worker visa program, but labor rights advocates fear that expanding the program without greater protections could lead to more problems. (Photo by Jill Hummels for Kansas Reflector) Translated by Claudia Amaro. TOPEKA — Unpicked blueberries falling from vines in New Jersey, crops drying in North Carolina fields, and understaffed rural live…